Device for splicing cable



Dec. 14, 1948'. o. c. ROESEN DEVICE FOR SPLICING CABLE Filed June 2a, 1944 INVENTOR (0 c. M

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HIS ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 14, 1948 2.456.149 Device ron SPLICING CABLE Oscar 0. "Roesen,

Wood Newspaper Scarsdale,

Machinery N. :Y., .assig'nor to '(lorporation,

.Plainfield, N. J -.a corporation oi Virginia "Application June '28, 19

.8:Claims. (Cl.- 287- 75) This invention relates to: the 'securement :o-r splicing of cables and more particularly :concerns an improved device for quickly connecting "the ends of a wire cableor:likerflexibletension mem her, the device being particularly useful iinrepairing suchv a memberaiteriitihas been severed. The invention also concerns means forsecuringlaz cable end to a, structural element.

Cables formed of twisted, woven .or braided strands or" metal wire orsothermaterial are widely used as tension members. .Theyireque tlybreak or become severed because of wear, accident or other causes. For example, the cablesempl'oye'd to move thec'ontrol surfaces of aircraft such-as the ailerons, elevatorsand'rlldderof airplanes, are frequently sev'ered by"enemyfirerduringflight, and it is essential that the ends of cables s'o severed be spliced together-as qdic'lily as possible in order to restore control of the aircrafttmthe pilot. The ends of severed cables are usually badly frayed an'd enlarged, and therefore diflicult to handle andto s lice by-known means.

It is the object of the presentinventionto pro vide an improved cable splicing-device which can be quickly and easily attached-between the Set? ered endsof a cableorlike tension niemberto form a strong and durable "splice tiierebetween. Other objects of the invention include the-provision of a splicing device which isreadily'securable to broken cable ends that are badly frayed, or otherwise enlarged, and provis-icnoia-deviceoi this nature which is adjustable in length and which is readily operable in the dark and in crowded or closely confinedspaces. It'is another object of the invention to -'pro'vid e anirnproved clamping head for securingthe end ofacablet a splicing device or to any' other' structural member.

In describing the inventionin detaiLrference will be made to which certain embodiments thereof have been illustrated. In thedrawing;

Fig. 1 is'a plan view ofa' spiicingtdeviceembodying the invention;

Figs. 2, 3, 4 and arere'spectiv'ely' sectional views taken along the lines" 2--'-2, 3 3, 4:4 am 5-5 of Fig. 1 'and'tview'edinthe direction of the arrows; i v

Fig. 6 is a perspective view, on an enlarged scale,- of the spring" pressed "fingers employed in the clamping. heads of the device 46f Fig. '1'

Fig. "'I' is an elevation showing the disposition of a cable having a.frayedendinaclampingihead embodying theiinvefitiong-and the accompanying drawing in Y 44, Serial No 542548 "Fig. 8 is-.a-;plah view-oi a modified'iorrnofrspliw ing deviceembodying the invention.

My improved cable splicing device comprises generally a pair of clamping 'head members 1-1 and H connected by a central member .9. shown in Fig. 1, the member .9 may comprise .a circularsection bar having threaded en'ds 1015f reduced section which engage in threaded ipen ings in the adjacent inner ends H andel'l' oi the clamping head members H and H. Thecentral member 9 may be furnished in a variety of lengths to permit adjustment of the distance betweenithe clamping heads H and H", and a fiattenedsection i2 may be provided on the member 19 .zfof the reception of a wrench to be employed- .in tightening the threaded connections to the fzheajd members.

Since the clamping head members H and H"'are identical, only one will be described in detailiand the corresponding parts of the other will'berg'rve'n like reference characters with distinctive sex ponents. The head member H is of circularsection andhas an inner end portion ll of reduced diameter and an enlarged'clamping head-1'1. A groove iii is formed in'them'ember H and extends from its outer end to a point close t'o'its end, as shownin Fig. 1. The groove I15 "opens lateraIly oi the device and extends somewhat below the axis thereof, as shown in Figs. 2-?! inclusive.

The enlarged clamping head lli-carriesa .pair of set screws It threaded into lateral openings which aredisp'osed to admit the inner ends ot-the screws laterally across the lower portion .oithe slot-l5, where these ends engage and clampsa'icable l8, as best shown in Fig. 3. 'The screws Napierera-bly have Wing headszi'lto permit manual open-'- ation thereof.

Means are provided forholding the cable il8 iii the groove id in a position to be engaged-.by'the set screws Iii when the screvvs'are tightened. In

the disclosed embodiment, apair of oppositelydis posedspring pressed fingers i9 having rounded ends are employed for this purpose. Aswshowfi inFig. 2, the fingers ware slidably'disposedrlat erally of the slot l5 maligned ,openingszthroiig'lr the walls of the slot just above the-positi-on-:ccoupied by the cable it. A spring?!) lyinginiaeircumferential groove 2! :in the-head l-libiaseszth fingers l9 inward tothe positions shownin Fig.3. and the fingers-may be riveted or otherwise suit ably secured to the spring adjacent its" encsas shown 'in- -Figs.- 2 and -6-. The spring ressed fingers 1-9 may be dispcsedbetween the-ssetrscrews l fias shown.

A slotted collar 22 is rotatably disposed on the inner portion H of the member H and is provided with a knurled exterior surface as shown. The slot 23 in the collar 22 is of approximately the same width as the cable receiving slot l5. By turning the collar 22 to the position in which the collar 22' is shown in Fig. 5, the slot I is open The parts M to H inclusive and I9 to 22' inclusive of the head member H are identical with the parts M to I! inclusive and 19 to 22 inclusive of the head H, and operate in the same manner to clamp the cable l8 to the device.

The set screws I6 of the head member H prefment of the set screws l6 therewith. The described operation. is then repeated With the other clamping head member H, thus completing the splice.

The longitudinally extending laterally open slot I5 of the head member permits quick and easy dark or in positions or locations where the operator cannot see the parts. He can. readily feel the slot I5 and press the cable into it past the spring fingers l9, and after turning the collar 22, can tighten the set screws with the assurance that the cable is in position to be gripped and clamped thereby. In many applications, the collar 22 can be omitted and the spring pressed fingers l9 alone utilized to hold the cable in position to be gripped by the set screws l6.

.In a modified form of the invention, illustrated in Fig. 8, a turn buckle 25 is substituted for the replaceable central member 9 of the modification described above. In this form, oppositely threaded inner end rods 26 and 26' are provided on the clamping head members H" and H which are otherwise of the same construction as the members H and H previously described. T turn buckle 25 threadedly engages the rods 26 and 26 and may be rotated to shorten the 4 ends of cables such as the control cables employed in aircraft, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to such applications.

2. A device for attachment to a cable comprising an elongated head member having a longisaid ca-ble retaining means transversely of said slot.

3. A device for attachment to a cable comprising an elongated head member having a longitudinally extending laterally open slot therein, at least one set screw movable into said slot transversely thereof to clamp a cable therein, and

ened.

4. A cable clamping head comprising an elongated member having a longitudinally extending screws.

5. A cable clamping head comprising an elongated member having a longitudinally extending spaced from said set screw.

6. A device for splicing a cable comprising a pair f aligned elongated clamping heads having means for clamping cables in said slots, resiliently by said set screws.

OSCAR C. ROESEN.

REFERENCES CITED The file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 270,478 Pumphrey Jan. 9, 1883 367,560 Smith Aug. 2, 1887 1,482,148 Ratigan Jan. 29, 1924 1,822,543 Rosenmund Sept. 8, 1931 1,879,636 Cole Sept. 27, 1932 1,997,430 Peirce, Jr Apr. 9, 1935 following references are of record in the Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,456,149.

OSCAR C. ROESEN It is hereby certified that errors appear in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows:

Column 3, line 68, for T turn read A turn; column 4, line 6, for bue read be;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read With these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record. of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 3rd day of May, A. D. 1949.

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Gommz'ssz'oner 0 7 Patents.

December 14, 1948. 

